Pain shone in Denver's eyes, breaking Moonlight's heart into a million pieces.
He was all she had ever wanted, but she had no idea that the mate bond they desired to strengthen their relationship would instead destroy it.
If only she had the courage to reject Cairo, then she could be with Denver for the rest of her life after he also found and rejected his mate.
"Denver, I love you, but he's my mate, and I love him."
Denver's pain only intensified. He loved Moonlight so much that if he had been his mate before her, he would have rejected her for Moonlight.
Here lay the situation where she was the first to find hers, refusing to reject him, and destroying their dreams of spending the rest of their lives together.
"That's ridiculous. How can you love two people the same, huh?" He paused, enduring the pain that seemed unending. "You already chose him over me, so you don't love me."
